"Padma Awards Were Driven By Patronage Earlier": Vice President
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said an honour received due to patronage, friendship or event management is "not an award" because it lacks credibility.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday claimed that Padma awards were driven by "patronage and event management" at one point in time, but the process has seen "transformational changes" now.
Delivering his speech during a function to confer Assam's top civilian awards here, Mr Dhankhar said the state recognitions to 22 personalities have been done in a very transparent manner representing the variety of the society.
"We have seen in recent times that we have made transformational changes in Padma awards. Patronage was the driving force and event management used to secure Padmas at one point in time," he added.
